Garden Cottage Sibton Park Yoxford Road Sibton Suffolk IP17 2LY Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/4648/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Extension and alterations to Garden Cottage, and the erection of an outdoor dining terrace and spa garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Dec 2025
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Approved
23 Jan 2026

Approved on 23 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Documents 18

All documents on the council site ↗

Licence at this address

  • Licence Sibton Park Premises licence · in force since 7 Oct 2026 Licensed hours: alcohol 24 hours
    Food hygiene rating: 3 (Generally satisfactory)Inspected 4 Oct 2025

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 303 m away: Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage, at pre-application; Priority habitat 27 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 16 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area77 m² (829 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (19 out of 100), could reach F
PropertyDetached bungalow, 3 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2009, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
IP17 2LY
Received
1 Dec 2025
Validated
1 Dec 2025
Ward
Kelsale And Yoxford
Parish
Sibton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Jan 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
23 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Meadows Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 93% of full applications here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,256decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by East Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. East Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
26 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

East Suffolk ranks #183 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #81 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #76 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #183 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #162 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
212 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
139 decided
1,965
Total decisions
158 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.